Ghost Stories, Volume One

By: M. R. James

Narrated by: Derek Jacobi

Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Sir Derek Jacobi reads a collection of tales from the master of ghost stories, M. R. James, whose stories have for many years inspired the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas TV adaptations. M. R. James was described as "a man who, in company with Sheridan le Fanu, is the best ghost-story writer England has ever produced".

Public Domain (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

A corker. Best heard before Christmas.

A defining performance by Sir Derek Jacobi. The stories themselves need no introduction and I’ve never tired of hearing or reading them again. And now for Volume 2 !

Classic ghost stories that hit the spot!

This is an excellent collection of M. R. James' ghost stories narrated by Derek Jacobi. Jacobi's soothing narration adds to the pleasure of listening to these stories. The stories in this volume are:
"A View from a Hill"
"Rats"
"The School Story"
"The Ash Tree"
"The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance"

great listen

this was a great bounce of story's the narrator did a wonderful job the story is well made the characters are all well put together the story it self was great all and all exsilent

Very enjoyable, full of atmosphere

Derek Jacobi is the perfect narrator for these stories, imbuing them with the gothic spookiness we all love so much. I find some of the stories just too open ended, without enough content to tie together any real sense of what the heck happened; nonetheless they are extremely gratifying, particularly when listening as opposed to reading, giving the sense that you are actually present at one of James’ famous fireside holiday ghost story readings for a select small group of his students. Transported to another world and another time; that is what these stories and Jacobi’s excellent performance does for the listener. I love them

perfect for a rainy day.. or night

an old fashioned ghost story told by a great storyteller, you cant ask for more.

Perfect Ghost Story Author/Narrator Duo

Love these old ghost stories and no one reads them better than Derek Jacobi. Looking forward to the next volume

Cute, good, fun, definitely recommend!

What did you love best about Ghost Stories, Volume One?

The narrator! Some of the stories weren't necessarily that scary but the narrator made everything feel spooky! It was great! definitely

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the story of the "special binoculars" very spooky and with such cute characters!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Strange and wonderful paths of darker worlds that you can't help relish meandering through.

Any additional comments?

I thought this was a short, fun little collection of short stories. I will be purchasing more volumes for more fun spooky nights.

Shivery stories, excellent narration

Wonderfully shivery ghost tales, perfectly read by Sir Derek Jacobi. Good for a stormy night in October!

Good simple old school ghost stories

These stories remind me of ghost stories kids might tell one another on the playground in elementary school. They are ghost stories in the same way a Christmas Carol is a ghost story. They aren’t especially scary, more slice of life stories that might make people believe there really might be supernatural existence around us. All of the stories feel like snippets of bigger stories that could be told. The narration has good pacing and the stories are enjoyable.

Another great collection!

Another great collection by M.R. James. The cast did a wonderful job bringing these spooky tales to life. Perfect for an October read or for year-round horror lovers!